Suspect Arrested In Attack Of Elderly Woman

Baltimore County Police have arrested Paul Earnest Howard, the man wanted for attacking a 98-year-old woman in her home on Saturday evening.

Police say they received a tip that Howard was in Baltimore City, and he was arrested there Wednesday morning.

Police say Howard has been questioned by detectives and will face a bail hearing later today.

A warrant for his arrest had been issued on Tuesday.

According to police, Howard knocked on the back door of a home in the 200 block of Gaywood Road and told the victim he was selling home improvement services.

The victim told the man that she already had someone handling repairs for her and the suspect left.

Several hours later, investigators say the man returned and asked to come inside the woman's home. When the victim asked the man when he was going to leave, he thew her to the ground, according to police.

"The investigation into this incident has indicated that the suspect attempted to rape the victim while he was in her home," Baltimore County Police said in a statement. "Investigators feel that he is a danger to the community and need the public's assistance to apprehend him."